ADIDAS AG
DGAP Voting Rights Announcement: adidas AG
adidas AG: Release according to Article 40, Section 1 of the WpHG [the
German Securities Trading Act] with the objective of Europe-wide
distribution
2020-11-13 / 16:00
Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement transmitted by DGAP - a
service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
*Notification of Major Holdings*
*1. Details of issuer*
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|Name: |adidas AG |
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|Street: |Adi-Dassler-Straße 1|
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|Postal code: |91074 |
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|City: |Herzogenaurach |
| |Germany |
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|Legal Entity Identifier (LEI):|549300JSX0Z4CW0V5023 |
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*2. Reason for notification*
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|X|Acquisition/disposal of shares with voting rights|
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| |Acquisition/disposal of instruments |
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| |Change of breakdown of voting rights |
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| |Other reason: |
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*3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation*
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|Legal entity: FMR LLC |
|City of registered office, country: Wilmington, Delaware, |
|United States of America (USA) |
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*4. Names of shareholder(s)*
holding directly 3% or more voting rights, if different from 3.
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*5. Date on which threshold was crossed or reached:*
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|10 Nov 2020|
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*6. Total positions*
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| |% of voting| % of| Total of| Total number|
| | rights| voting| both in %| of voting|
| |attached to| rights| (7.a. +| rights|
| | shares| through| 7.b.)| pursuant to|
| | (total of|instrument| | Sec. 41 WpHG|
| | 7.a.)| s| | |
| | | (total of| | |
| | | 7.b.1 +| | |
| | | 7.b.2)| | |
+-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+
|New | 2.96 %| 0.00 %| 2.96 %| 200416186|
+-------------+-----------+----------+----------+--------------+
|Previous | 4.92 %| 0.00 %| 4.92 %| /|
|notification | | | | |
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*7. Details on total positions*
*a. Voting rights attached to shares (Sec. 33, 34 WpHG)*
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|ISIN | Absolute | In % |
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
| | Direct| Indirect| Direct| Indirect|
| | (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34| (Sec. 33| (Sec. 34|
| | WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)| WpHG)|
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|DE000A1EWWW0| 0| 5927682| 0.00 %| 2.96 %|
+------------+-----------+------------+-----------+------------+
|*Total* | 5927682 | 2.96 % |
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*b.1. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 1 WpHG*
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
|Type of |Expiration or |Exercise or | Voting| Voting|
|instrumen|maturity date |conversion | rights|rights in %|
|t | |period | absolute| |
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | | | 0| 0.00 %|
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
| | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
+---------+---------------+------------+-----------+-----------+
*b.2. Instruments according to Sec. 38 (1) no. 2 WpHG*
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
|Type of|Expiration |Exercise or|Cash or | Voting| Voting|
|instrum|or maturity |conversion |physical | rights|rights in|
|ent |date |period |settlemen| absolute| %|
| | | |t | | |
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | | | 0| 0.00 %|
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
| | | |*Total* | 0| 0.00 %|
+-------+------------+-----------+---------+---------+---------+
*8. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation*
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| |Person subject to the notification obligation is not |
| |controlled nor does it control any other undertaking(s) that|
| |directly or indirectly hold(s) an interest in the |
| |(underlying) issuer (1.). |
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|X|Full chain of controlled undertakings starting with the |
| |ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity: |
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|Name |% of voting| % of voting| Total of both|
| | rights (if| rights| (if at least 5%|
| |at least 3%| through| or more)|
| | or more)| instruments| |
| | |(if at least| |
| | | 5% or more)| |
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FMR LLC | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FIAM Holdings LLC. | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FIAM LLC | %| %| %|
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|- | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FMR LLC | %| %| %|
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|FIAM Holdings LLC. | %| %| %|
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|Fidelity | %| %| %|
|Institutional Asset | | | |
|Management Trust | | | |
|Company | | | |
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|- | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FMR LLC | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|Fidelity Management | %| %| %|
|& Research Company | | | |
|LLC | | | |
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|- | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|FMR LLC | %| %| %|
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|Fidelity Advisory | %| %| %|
|Holdings LLC | | | |
+--------------------+-----------+------------+----------------+
|Strategic Advisers | %| %| %|
|LLC | | | |
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*9. In case of proxy voting according to Sec. 34 para. 3 WpHG*
(only in case of attribution of voting rights in accordance with Sec. 34
para. 1 sent. 1 No. 6 WpHG)
Date of general meeting:
Holding total positions after general meeting (6.) after annual general
meeting:
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| Proportion of voting| Proportion of|Total of both|
| rights| instruments| |
+------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+
| %| %| %|
+------------------------+-----------------------+-------------+
*10. Other explanatory remarks:*
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Date
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|11 Nov 2020|
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2020-11-13 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
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Language: English
Company: adidas AG
Adi-Dassler-Straße 1
91074 Herzogenaurach
Germany
Internet: www.adidas-group.com
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